The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-28
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innate enough to escape the country. The cap
tain of the vessel took a liking to the boy. and
landed him in London with f5 note and q new
suit of clothes. He managed to open com
munication with his foster-father, who
sent sum of money to friend of his
to be used for Ladinski, who remained in Lon
don for about year. Being discovered. how
ever. by one of the secret service agents of Rus
sia he obliged to flee England and went to
Rio Janeiro, South America. He secured a po-
s;tion tutor in the family of rich Brazilian,
and remained there for three years His bene-
factor took strong liking to the young man.
and secured him a ommission In the Brazilian
navy #esss ~
The man.of-war on which he was went On q
cruise to Europe Ladinski and several of his
brother officers went ashore one night a. Naples
to attend masked ball. He became separated
from his companions. and started alone for the
boat and while on his way was Knocked down.
bound and gagged. and hurried aboard a Russian
vessel which was in the bay. He was placed IN
irons and kept in prison until ST. Petersburg
was reached There he was turned over to the
authorities
After having spent six months 10 dungeon.
without hearing anything from the outside
world. Mr.. Ladlnskl was taken before q tribunal
tried for the murder of the soldier, and sentenced
to Siberia for life. He made the journey to the
mines on foot, with a number of political prison
ers. and remained in the mines for five years
Mr.. Lakinskl seemed averse TO speaking about
the hardshps he underwent while there, but said
that at the end of the five years he was the only
one left out of twenty-three men who went In
with him. ssas8 9s1
AS he had behaved himself so as to win the re-
spect of the guards and officers he was removed
from the mine and given clerkshipiu govern
ment warehouse While there he conceived the
idea of forging himself pardon from the Gar.
and after years hard work, being assisted by
daughter of the post commander, Colonel Tour
teloff. he succeeded in having free and uncon-
ditional pardon handed him. and he at once
made preparations to leave. By some means he
was we'll supplied with funds by his foster
father. !
He made bis way back to St Petersburg. and
was preparing to leave the country when he was
pounced upon by Russian spies. thrown into jnil
to remain until An investigation could be had,
which. of course, resulted in the daring forgery
becoming known. g7&sta
The Gear. who evidently had grim sense Of
humor had the daring young Polo brought be-
fore him, and questioned him about himself.
The result Of the interview was that his Royal
Hlghness pardoned Ladinski for the murder
but allowed the law to take its course in regaad
to the forgery the result being that he was again
sentenced for life in the mines, and started back
to the hell he had schemed so long to escape
from.
When about one month on the road Ladinskl
,and young Russian officer, q political prisoner,
managed to free themselves OF their shackles
aud escape
Mr.. Ladinsk thinks that he and his compan-
ion, Captain Komiskoff, must have walked one
thousand miles before they felt themselves safe
They went across the border of Austria, and
managed to make their way to England. They
remained in London for a year. when Komiskoff
took a notion to come to the United States.
Ladinski supported himself by giving music
and painting lessons, and while there married an
English lady, who brought him quite dot
They had two children born to them, and while
the youngest was babe tho mother d d.
When the civil war broke out in the United
States Mr.. Ladinski placed his children in an
asylum and came to America, and enlisted a
private in the Forty-ninth New York. His
valor soon won him promotion. and when the
war closed he was major was covered with
honorable scars, and had spent four months in
Andersonville fefsa
Mr. Ladinski related a number of other in
cdents in his eventful life, and when asked
why it that he. Pole. chose for his COM
panions Russians. replied:
This is my friend, Captain Komiskof
found him in America. 1 had not seen. him for
ever SO many years. These gentlemen are his
friends and mine. They are educated gentlemen
and have no love for the Gar. We belong to
the same brotherhood.
''Well, yes, we were Nihilists, but are now
American citizens. America is good enough
country for us. We intend to live in Colorado
We have some money and will buy ranches. We
are not bloodthrsty Villains"
The Major laughed heartily as he drained his
beer, saying something in Russian to his com.
panions. which caused them to smile also. He is
wel-preserved man for his age. and one looking
at him would not think he had undergone the
hardShips he has.